We’re all here in celebration of your life because it will live on forever. I love you my brother; see you when I get there.' ...

Ja Rule and Juvenile, two pillars of late '90s and early 2000s hip-hop, recently sat down for an intimate and revealing ...

Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City, has died at the age of 54. His three children shared a message on his social media, writing, "It is with heavy hearts that we announce ...

The late exec's Def Jam imprint sparked a run of hit R&B and rap records and catapulted Ja Rule and Ashanti to chart-topping heights.

Gotti rose to prominence working with rap artists who went on to become major stars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, ...

Gotti, born Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. on June 26, 1970, was a key figure in the sound of '90s and 2000s hip-hop, when brash lyricism and outsized personalities blended seamlessly with pop hooks and R ...

with the label gaining worldwide prominence through platinum-selling artists Ashanti and Ja Rule. Gotti had also worked with artists DMX, Fat Joe and Jay-Z, among other huge names in the genre.

The music world is paying tribute to legendary producer and executive Irv Gotti, who has passed away at the age of 54.

Irv Gotti, the Murder Inc. Records label executive who helped launch Ja Rule and Ashanti to stardom, has died at age 54.

Irv Gotti, the producer and music industry mogul who launched the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at the age of 54, according to the Hollywood Reporter and sources close to the situation.